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2019 SESSION
WHEREAS, George Shelbourne Bussey, respected Richmond resident, retired postal clerk, and skilled radio technician, died on December 4, 2018; and
WHEREAS, George Bussey was born in Shelbyville, Kentucky; he attended schools in Eminence and Louisville, where he graduated from Louisville Central High School; and
WHEREAS, George Bussey matriculated to West Virginia State College, leaving only when called by the United States Army to serve his country; after basic training, he was enrolled in the Army Air Corps Radio Technical Training School to become a radio technician; and
WHEREAS, after serving in the United States Armed Forces, George Bussey relocated his young family to Louisville, Kentucky, and began a career with the United States Postal Service, retiring after 40 years of dedicated service; and
WHEREAS, known to be very industrious and with a love of technology, George Bussey made his family’s first television in 1948; he later ran his own successful business, repairing radios and televisions for over 50 years; and
WHEREAS, throughout his life, George Bussey loved traveling and action sports, particularly Caribbean cruises and parasailing; devoted to his family, he provided and cared for his mother until her death at the age of 111; and
WHEREAS, George Bussey will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife, Magdalene; his daughters, Connie and Jill, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of George Shelbourne Bussey, a beloved husband, father, and grandfather, and respected Richmond resident; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of George Shelbourne Bussey as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.